Media Release Sri Lanka’s dependable veteran spinner Rangana Herath has announced his retirement from T20 and ODI cricket. In a letter addressed to Sri Lanka Cricket, Herath says he would like to concentrate on Test cricket – which has always been his personal passion. He went on to say “Every cricketer has to stop at the right time, I feel it’s time to make room for fresh talent to be groomed with the 2019 World Cup in view” With a career best (Tests) of 9/127 against Pakistan in 2014, 4/20 (ODI) against India in 2013 and 5/3 (T20I) against New Zealand at the WT20 in 2014, Herath has been an integral part of the Sri Lanka bowling arsenal where his brilliant… Read More →

Media Release Sri Lanka Cricket wishes to respond to the concerns of the media with regards to Lasith Malinga’s current status with the Mumbai Indians. Lasith Malinga has not informed Sri Lanka Cricket of his travel to India, nor his intention to play for the IPL. There is no bar on Mr. Malinga travelling to, watching, or participating in practice or training of Cricket anywhere in the world. However, his ability to play is contingent on receiving a No Objection Certificate from SLC for which; 1.) SLC appointed expert panel of Medical professionals must clear his injury status. 2.) He must be declared ‘Match Fit’ by physio, trainer, coach and selectors. Therefore, Mr. Malinga will present himself before the SLC… Read More →

Sri Lanka Cricket is proud to announce the launch of the 2016 Under 19 inter provincial tournament, commencing on the 19th April with four 2 day games played at the Surrey, Mattegoda, Panadura and Wesley. Vying for honours will be ten provincial teams competing in two groups over a period of 5 weeks. The 3 day final played at the R. Premadasa Stadium on the 10th, 11th and 12th of May.

Sri Lanka Cricket is proud to announce the launch of the 2016 Under 19 inter provincial tournament, commencing on the 19th April with four 2 day games played at the Surrey, Mattegoda, Panadura and Wesley. Vying for honours will be ten provincial teams which will compete in two groups over a period of 5 weeks, and play a 3 day final at the R. Premadasa Stadium on the 10th, 11th and 12th of May. The Super Under 19 Provincial Tournament will serve as a testing ground for selections for the National Under 19 team, whose first outing will be a tour of England from the 17th July to the 17th of August 2016, where they will play two 4 day games and 3 Youth ODIs…. Read More →

Media Release Sri Lanka Cricket is pleased to announce the finalised schedule of matches for the forthcoming Australia tour of Sri Lanka 2016. The three Test, five ODI and two T20 tour will begin in Pallekelle on the 26th of July with the first Test and is scheduled to end on the 9th of September with a T20 in Colombo. Australia, currently ranked Number 01 in the world at both Tests and ODI, will visit Sri Lanka after 5 years, and will take on a side that is although depleted from the retirements of Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardena since they last met – dedicated, and doggedly determined to re-establish themselves in the world arena. Playing on their home turf, where Sri Lanka… Read More →

Match Report If the West Indies had expected Joe the batsman to be the root cause of all its problems, then it wasn’t wrong. But it had surely not bargained for Root the bowler to leave his imprint. At a packed Eden Gardens on a muggy Sunday (April 3) night, Eoin Morgan, the England captain, entrusted the offspinner with new-ball responsibilities. In six previous bowls in T20I cricket, Root had done that just once, with no success. In the final of the ICC World Twenty20 2016, Root and England were in seventh heaven as Johnson Charlesand Chris Gayle both holed out in the outfield, to catches of varying degrees of difficulty completed with remarkable ease by Ben Stokes. England’s 155 for 9 after Darren Sammy won his sixth toss of the tournament had looked… Read More →

South Africa’s bowlers lifted themselves for one final push after Faf du Plessis won the toss in the final ICC World Twenty20 Super 10 Group 1 game on Monday (March 28) at the Feroz Shah Kotla in New Delhi and put Sri Lanka in. There were no devils in the pitch, but the application of the bowlers combined with the lowered intensity of the match resulted in Sri Lanka being bowled out for only 120 in 19.3 overs. Hashim Amla then led a clinical chase, South Africa winning comfortably by eight wickets. Ironically, this was the biggest turnout at the Kotla, a crowd upwards of 16,000 desperately willing AB de Villiers to give them a pyrotechnic display. As energetically as Dale Steyn… Read More →

The final Group A match of the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 2016 between South Africa Women and Sri Lanka Women at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on Monday (March 28) may have been a dead rubber, but keeping with the trend of the tournament, it went right down to the wire as both teams fought hard. Finally, Sri Lanka kept its cool better in a battle of nerves to pull off a rather spectacular ten-run win. In a match where momentum shifts were a dime a dozen, Chamari Atapattu, the Sri Lanka captain, led her team with a fantastic all-round display under pressure. Her half-century guided the team to 114 for 7 before the spinners, Atapattu included, restricted South Africa to 104 for 7. In pursuit of… Read More →

Four England cricketers took time off from their exciting routine of match-hotel-training-match-hotel to drive three hours out of New Delhi to spend a day being touched by magic at the Taj Mahal. Cricket’s gods smiled on Jos Buttler, David Willey, Joe Root and Liam Plunkett, each of whom played a vital role in England’s crunch game against Sri Lanka, helping it clinch a thrilling 10-run win over Sri Lanka, and a spot in the semi-finals of the ICC World Twenty20 2016. England’s win showed both South Africa and Sri Lanka the door. To score 171 after being 99 for 3 in 15 overs, to have the opposition reeling at 15 for 4 and yet allow it to within 10 runs of the target, takes… Read More →

Media Release As part of the contractual obligations of Dialog Axiata PLC’s sponsorship agreement with Sri Lanka Cricket an annual allocation of Rs. 4 Million in mobile phones has been offered to its officials. In a fast paced and highly networked corporate environment, modern connectivity is a core need that will enhance productivity, and it is the view of the Executive Committee that this allocation will be best utilized by the 34 elected members of the Executive Committee, and over 20 members of the appointed Sub-Committees who serve Sri Lanka Cricket in an honorary capacity. Therefore an allocation of Rs. 3 Million worth of mobile devices has been allocated for the use of Executive Committee and Sub Committee members, and… Read More →

The stands were almost full, and fans, many of them in knockoff West Indies team jerseys, were in fine form at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on Sunday (March 20) in the hope of ‘local boy’ Chris Gayle putting on a big show for them. ‘Welcome home, Gayle’ said more than one banner, and the ‘We want Gayle’ chorus went up again and again. But it wasn’t to be. First, Darren Sammy won the toss and opted to field, and then Gayle walked off the field after 11 overs of the Sri Lanka innings with a left hamstring twinge – and therefore couldn’t come out to bat at the start. Gayle’s absence from the batting lineup didn’t make a massive difference to the way the game went though…. Read More →